tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
companion; partner; spouse
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
moving; touching; stirring
secret; private; surreptitious
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
morning; forenoon; just before noon
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to come to nothing; to end in failure; to fall through
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
changing clothes; change of clothes
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke
homeless; homeless person
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter